11-9-08 Privy Dig

[Jim]

Gene and I dug two pits this past weekend. Saturday's pit was a 7-foot rectangular stone liner, which turned out to be the newest pit to the house. It dated 1910 to 1930, and contained some nice bottles for the era, including some early crown top sodas from Lewistown.

Sunday's pit was a 5-foot wood liner, 1890 to 1910. Both of the pits we dug this weekend had very loaded trash layers. The 1890s pit had some nice PA medicines, a Dundee Marmalade crock, a very nice but plain emerald green panel medicine, a Lewistown beer and a dozen marbles. There were also seven Hood's Sarsaparillas, they must have liked the stuff! Here are a few pics from the 1890-1910 pit. There are two more pits there which should be older ones that we will dig this coming weekend. ~Jim

 

[Jim]

Dundee Marmalade and the green panel medicine.

 

[Jim]

I'm always happy to dig a nice, loaded 1890s pit.

 

[Jim]

We dumped a huge pile of broken junk and slickers back into the pit. Fortunately, most of the nicer bottles came out whole. We will be digging another pit this weekend. Sorry there aren't more pictures, Gene's batteries went dead and I forgot my blasted camera []. ~Jim

 

[Penn Digger]

Thanks for sharing. Please post the close ups! Nice dig!

 

[Trying not to break it]

hi jim, looks like a good day to me. the green med is nice. maybe you can help me, a couple of weeks ago i found a dundee marmalade in a old shed on the eastern shore, wasn't sure if was old or not. here's a pic. of the one i found. thanks, hope you find a lot more pits like that one rhona.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

I remember those Dundee's,I use to dig them in dumps when I was a kid.Nice green panel.
Hey those barrels look familiar [8D]
Sarsaparilla in da Hood! []

 

[passthebottle]

Hi Jim, good job finding those pits! Was the original house located where the house in the picture now sits, it seems that the pit you dug is further away than one might think. Lookin forward to see what"s in those other pits.....PTB.

 

[Wilkie]

ORIGINAL: Jim

We dumped a huge pile of broken junk and slickers back into the pit.

A few of those slicks in that hole look to have nice shapes. I would have kept 'em if it was me.
Is that a whole plate I see laying down there?

 

[Haldy]

Jim:

Looks like a couple more very successful digs. You and Gene are really becoming the "Privy Digging Kings" of Lewistown. Good luck with the digs this week-end. I always enjoy your photos.

Denny